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1812 Greenwich, England - 1908 Great Missenden, England. Known for: Landscapes, city views, and seascape watercolors, engraving.
William Callow, born near London in Greenwich, England, was a painter, primarily in watercolour* early in his career and later in oil. He also did engravings*. His watercolor painting was a part of... Read full biography
William Callow, born near London in Greenwich, England, was a painter, primarily in watercolour* early in his career and later in oil. He also did engravings*. His watercolor painting was a part of the very popular and respected English tradition of watercolor painting. The acceptance of this... Read full biography
William Callow, born near London in Greenwich, England, was a painter, primarily in watercolour* early in his career and later in oil. He also did engravings*. His watercolor painting was a part of the very popular and respected English tradition of watercolor painting. The acceptance of this medium for visual art is linked to 18th-Century topological drawings and map making, and to watercolor sketches used for engravings of exotic sites on the Continent that were popular keepsakes for upper... Read full biography
William Callow, born near London in Greenwich, England, was a painter, primarily in watercolour* early in his career and later in oil. He also did engravings*. His watercolor painting was a part of the very popular and respected English tradition of watercolor painting. The acceptance of this medium for visual art is linked to 18th-Century topological drawings and map making, and to watercolor sketches used for engravings of exotic sites on the Continent that were popular keepsakes for upper class English people who had taken the 'Grand Tour'. In the 19th Century, Joseph M.W. Turner (1775-1851) pioneered the use of watercolor as equal to oil in fine art depictions with his lushly colored, dramatic landscapes. In 1804, eight years before... Read full biography
William Callow, born near London in Greenwich, England, was a painter, primarily in watercolour* early in his career and later in oil. He also did engravings*. His watercolor painting was a part of the very popular and respected English tradition of watercolor painting. The acceptance of this medium for visual art is linked to 18th-Century topological drawings and map making, and to watercolor sketches used for engravings of exotic sites on the Continent that were popular keepsakes for upper class English people who had taken the 'Grand Tour'. In the 19th Century, Joseph M.W. Turner (1775-1851) pioneered the use of watercolor as equal to oil in fine art depictions with his lushly colored, dramatic landscapes. In 1804, eight years before the birth of Callow, watercolor painters including Turner formed... Read full biography